Fourteen governments adopt first guidelines for commercial hacking firms
The non-binding Pall Mall rules ask vendors to vet customers and halt sales when misuse is a credible risk.
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Ring launches indoor security drone and enterprise patrol robot
Rover Cam costs $1,000 from December 16; Drone Cam follows on January 27 at $270.
HSI estimates 185,000 administrative subpoenas since Trump took office
The figure, from an EFF FOIA case, exceeds about 170,000 customs summonses ICE sent from 2016 to mid-2022.
North Korean Defectors Adapt Security Behaviors Under Surveillance
Interviews with 19 defectors identify adaptive and erosive habituation amid transnational threats and identity-linked infrastructure.
U.S. Postal Service Surveilled Protest Activities Online with Little Oversight
Postal Service monitored protests via iCOP with minimal safeguards after FOIA disclosures.
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China-Aligned Hackers Hijack Sogou Input Method to Deploy DarkVigil Backdoor
Attackers abuse DNS hijacking in Sogou Input Method to deliver DarkVigil backdoor to Chinese-speaking users across Asia.
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NYC Mayor criticizes Madison Square Garden owner over surveillance tech
Mayor Zohran Mamdani urges ban on biometric data collection in public spaces following reports on Madison Square Garden surveillance.
Kierston simulation for crime investigation
KierstonBench benchmark tests language models on 125,000-resident Allentown simulation for record linkage and investigation tasks.
Apple warns users in 99 countries of mercenary spyware
Apple issued threat notifications to suspected victims of mercenary spyware in 99 countries, including journalists in Turkey and Lebanon.
404 Media podcast recaps leaked Flock CEO audio and two other stories
The episode also covers Marissa Mayer on gender and a woman facing prison after a Cash App was opened in her name.
Leak details more than 41,000 Homeland Security workers and access groups
DDoSecrets published the archive as Icepick; group names reference undercover work, wiretaps, and surveillance tools.
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Researchers say Discover-Tech ads may track Starlink users
TrendAI says codename SHADOW-EARTH-79 won about 13% of observed Starlink ad bids and was the top bidder in 105 countries.
US and EU politicians call targeted ads a zero-click spyware risk
European Parliament members asked the EU to investigate whether institutions can be infected through online advertising.
Court filings describe ICE surveillance of Minnesota activists
Defense lawyers say HSI used undercovers, drones, and intercepted Signal chats in the Minnesota 15 case.
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TrendAI says SHADOW-EARTH-79 used ad bidding to track Starlink users
Researchers say the bidder led Starlink ad wins in 105 countries and bought 66,208 Starlink impressions, without confirming malicious code on every impression.
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Police stop drivers after AI flags license-plate travel as suspicious
An ACLU account says an officer showed a driver a nationwide plate heat map and claimed an FBI role after a pretext stop.
Pegasus targeted Serbian professor; prosecutor got spyware alert
Citizen Lab reports at least 15 Pegasus targeting cases before Serbia’s October 25 elections.
Police use AI plate readers to stop drivers over travel patterns
The ACLU cites an FBI stop, CBP questioning, and a Texas jury verdict over AI-flagged plates.
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Discover-Tech accused of tracking Starlink users through online ads
TrendAI found one bidder dominating sampled Starlink ad auctions in 105 countries; the work does not show infection or a Starlink breach.
Flock CEO tells police chiefs anti-Flock protests are not real
In leaked IACP audio, Garrett Langley blamed criticism on paid posts and Russian bots without evidence.
Senators say administration is illegally withholding a Section 702 court opinion
Wyden and Schiff say a March 17 FISC opinion, due by September 13, shows compliance problems with querying Americans' data.
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Flock CEO tells police chiefs that public backlash is not real
In leaked IACP audio, Garrett Langley blamed Russian bots and said his wife advised him never to apologize.
Vučić concedes Serbian vote after reported Pegasus and Cellebrite targeting
Researchers say mercenary spyware and Cellebrite extractions hit opposition figures, journalists, a rector and a prosecutor.
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Senators say administration is withholding a secret FISA 702 ruling
The surveillance court objected to search filters seven months ago, yet collection continues under its March approval.
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